Part two: The Rise of Google and Facebook and the Decline of Canadian Local News
News journalism - especially professional and fact checked journalism - is essential to democracy. It is a public good. But that doesn’t...
Part one: News Journalism v. Google & Facebook: Why the Web Giants Should Pay
With an election on September 20th don’t be surprised if federal intervention on behalf of Canadian media emerges as a wedge issue. ...
Broadcasters Sound the Alarm on Local News
The Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) is warning the public, and especially our federal government, that the...
Australian-Rules Regulation
How Google and Facebook will at last pay for news content In little Australia (viewed from afar by little Canada), the Competition...
Janet and the Goliaths
What to do about the Data Giants? It’s hardly news that data giants Facebook and Google are destroying the viability of Canadian media...
Will the Next Parliament Save Journalism?
Now that the dust of Election 43 has settled, the NDP, Bloc Quebecois and Greens will be nipping at the government’s heels to implement...
Membership Update – What the Major Parties Say About Media Industry Issues
Membership Update – What the Major Parties Say About Media Industry Issues Elections often end up in a discussion about “what’s in your...
Review: Canada’s Cultural Apocalypse
The Tangled Garden: A Canadian Cultural Manifesto for the Digital Age (Lorimer, 2019) Richard Stursberg is predicting the imminent death...
Facts About Journalism Panel Lost in the Media Storm
Last week Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez invited news publishers and journalist organizations to join an independent panel of experts...
Andrew Coyne on the Great Threat to Journalism
Andrew Coyne is the smartest and most open-minded conservative journalist in Canada. I always look forward to reading his column in the...